The National tribune., 1887-08-25
Random Shots.


E.S. Vernon, Co. F, 18th Ohio, Corning. Kan,
recalls some incidents of service on Kenesaw
Mountain, and asks the survivors of his regi-
ment to make themselves known.
A. J. Ferguson, Co. b, Parsons Zouaves,
ScoItville, Neb, correcting COmrade Horuer,
says the First Division of the Fifth Corps was
engaged March %, 1869 at Hatchers Run
March 30 at Lewis's Farm March 81 at GRAY
ely Run and April l at Five Forks.
g. w. Huddleston, Co. III, I'd Ill. Art, regrets
seeing nothing from his old comrades. He
would be glad to hear from any of them in re-
gard to the Reunion at Quincy, ILL.,, this Fall.
A. J. Tickner, Co. A, Goth Pa, Tunkhan-
mock, Pa, wosld be glad to have the survivors
of his regiment hold Reunion and renew the
acquaintance of long ago.
A. Ii. Pettibone, Co. h, I14th ILL.,, Bingham,
H., proposes to write brief history of his
regiment. and requests his comrades to send
him any information they may have at COM
mand to assist him in the work.
III. u. Sherman, Co. +, 18th Ohio. Center
Bend, o., wishes Gen. Henderson would write
something about the battle of Chickamauga
John ID. Boyd, alias John Il. Johnson, Co. c.,
9th ILL.,, Wilmar Minn disputes the claim of
john Guthrie, that the 32d Wis. was the irst
to enter Cheraw, s. C.. The writer is sure that
the 9th Ill. was the first Union regiment in
that place.
J. A. Foster. Co. E, 4th Pa. Cav, Brush
Creek, Iowa, was pleased with Comrade Whit
aker's account of the cavalry fight at Aldie,
aud gives brief sketch of the saber engage
ments at Middleburg and Upperyille, immedi-
ately after that at Aide.
G.. S. Hance, First Sergeant, Co. /, lO2d u. s.
C. T., National Military Home, o., replying TO
an inquiry in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, saws
that his regiment was organized in August,
1868, at Detroit, Mich. IL was expected that
tho regiment would take the designation of the
3lst Mich, but took that of the l02d ". s. T.
Its Colonel was Henry l.. Chapman, and its
I.ieutenant-Co Colonel VIM. I. Bennett, both ex-
cellent officers. The regiment went to South
Carolina and was assigned TO the Second Bril-
gade, Third Division, Tenth Corps.
w. 5. Wittum, Co. ID, 10th Wis, Tacoma,
Wash. Ter says the First Brigade, First Di-
| vision. Fourteenth Corps, was composed of the
I'd, 33d and 9th Ohio, 10th Wis, and 3Sth
| Ind; commanded by Col. Scribner.
j. NJ Phillips Co. A, 10th Wis, West Fork,
| Ark. thinks his regiment must have been a
myth or else its members are all dead, rs he
never sees anything about il in Tue NATIONAL
| TRIBUNE. 1t served in Sherman's army and
made q record of which none need be ashamed
Flavius NJ. Wolfe, Co II, 10Th ILL.,, Linden,
Iowa, regrets Sd much idle controversy among
| the comrades in regard TO their exploits He
| says the 10Th Ill. was Initiated mt PerryyiIIe,
| going with the 22d Ind. and 5gth ILL., to rein
force Rousseau. His regiment lost very heavily,
but some escaped to meet tho rebels on many
| other fields.
/. G. MeClentham. Fayetteville, N. Y, sends
an account of the recent visit of the President
TO Fayetteville. his boyhood home. He says
the President was very cordially received BIZ
all, irrespective of politics.
\. B. sheldon. Battery G, lst Pa L. A., Burt,
| Iowa, says in regard to the killing of a steam
boat Captain at Point of Rocks, Md, that the
writer was on picket AT the Rock on the morn
| ing OF July q, 1864. and was conyersaut with
the facts. He says the rebels stopped aud ex-
amined the boat, and finding nothing they
wanted permitted the Captain to proceed with
out further molestation. The Captain very
foolishly brought out gun and fired upon
them. when they shot him.
Geo. w. Kremer, Co. F, llth Pa. Res. Union
town, Pa, thinks, with Others, that correspond.
ents neglect the Fifth Corps. lie says the